Characterization Assignment“The Portrait”

Grade 7 English Language Arts

How can I create a richer description?

1. By using adjectives: adorable, angelic, creepy, and lean.

2. By using similes: I am so thirsty, that my throat is as dry as a bone.Watching the show was like watching grass grow.

3. By using metaphors: He is the apple of my eye.

• Simile: A simile is a comparison between things that are alike. Similes compare two things by using “like” or “as.”

• Metaphor: A metaphor is a comparison between things that do not use “like” or “as.”

More Metaphors

1. Light shot through the crack of the door.Light moving through a door is being compared to how a bullet leaves a gun.

2. The veil of fog hung over the city.

Fog that hangs on a city is being compared to how a veil hangs on a woman’s head.

More Metaphors

3. He was on a rollercoaster of emotions.The ___________ of a rollercoaster are being

compared to ___________.

4. The rain drummed on the roof.Explain:

Find a Portrait

• Option 1: Search for unique portraits on Google and print off one of your choice.

• Option 2: Use one photo from this powerpoint and print off the portrait of your choice.

Assignment

• Create a one-page characterization of your portrait. Your portrait is fictional and needs to include imaginary details; it also must include the following:

• At least two similes• At least two metaphors• Multiple adjectives

Exit Slip

1. What is a metaphor? Use the word “moon” in a metaphor.

2. What is a simile? Use the word “orange” in a simile.

What is a compound adjective?A compound adjective is used when two adjectives are

combined using a hyphen to change how you describe a verb.

Ex: The five-year-old boy wanted the red balloon.

However, if the age comes after the noun (or after a noun and a verb, such as "Rudolph is" below), then it doesn’t need a hyphen because it isn't directly changing the noun.

Ex: Rudolph is two years old.